Meet Kekri Buck, the Finnish pagan era fertility symbol, who roamed around in January snatching for stiff drinks, but also bringing gifts for good kids or birch whips for naughty ones. He was later merged into Xmas proceedings joining Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Weihnachtsmann, Sint Nikolaas, Julenissen, Svatý Mikuláš, Jólasveinar and what have you.
We too have now the red-clad Santa, but in our obstinacy we insist on calling the Coca-Cola dude Christmas Buck.
@o Thank you. I will from now on call the materialistic sick twisted fuck with his fake jollyness 'Coca Cola dude'.
:D
Happy holidays!
For two years in 2010 and 2011, Charles Fréger criss-crossed Europe from north to south, from Finland to Portugal, passing through Romania, Germany and Slovenia, in search of the figure of the savage as it survives in local popular traditions. These images, like archetypes, half-man half-beast, animal or vegetable, resurface from the depths of time
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Oops, my zero-religion upbringing showing I guess?
Goat's okay by me, even if a male goat AKA buck.
Be well & enjoy your holidays, O
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Hey I discussed the Joulupukki thing with a Minnesota escapee (to Finland the Min of Europe, the genius), and she said she understands the "yule goat" to rather denote the Xmas decorative goat figure made of straw. Whatever, depends on who you ask, I guess. Much like with anything.
Anyways, have the best of Boxing Days everybody, O.
Kysyy keneltä vaan, niin ovat maailman viisainta kansaa 
Turha siinä on meidän tyhmempien vastaankaan väittää :)
Hyvää uutta vuotta vielä, O.
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